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Vol. 66, No. 9 • Monday, Jan. 28, 2013
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student government
This file photo from Feb. 2, 2011 shows the existing office building on the Rancho Bernardo campus. Construction begins in the fall. • File Photo/Telescope
NEW CAMPUSES PROVIDE
STUDENTS FRESH OPTIONS
KAITY BERGQUIST
THE TELESCOPE
ASG Vice President Joseph Hilliard is sworn in by ASG President Johnathan Farmer Jan. 23. • Kaity Bergquist/Telescope
NEW ASG VICE
PRESIDENT APPOINTED
IN MIDDLE OF TERM
APRIL TESTERMAN
THE TELESCOPE
Palomar’s Associated Student Government
(ASG) elected a new vice president on Jan. 23 due
to former vice president Angel Jimenez’s ineligibility.
As with every semester, Office of Student Affairs
Director Sherry Titus determines each officer’s eligibility before the beginning of the semester. ASG
President Johnathan Farmer said that he was notified of the vacancy about five minutes before the
first ASG meeting, which took place on Jan. 17.
“What it comes down to is the vice president
was not eligible to be in the ASG anymore,” Farmer
said. He declined to state why Jimenez was no longer eligible.
When asked, Jimenez also declined to comment
on her resignation.
“There was not a clear line of succession as
to what happens if the vice presidency is vacant.
There is if the president is no longer eligible,”
Farmer said. “There was some discussion and we
decided that the most clear interpretation of the
bylaw would be to declare there was a vacancy…
then we went through the process of opening the
floor to nominations.”
The ASG’s bylaws state that a senator shall be
nominated then elected by the ASG board itself in
order to assume the position of vice president.
At the ASG’s last meeting, three senators were
nominated: Joe Hilliard, Dane Thorpe and Jennifer Gonzalez.
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WHAT’S
INSIDE
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Palomar College’s reach is starting
to take root all over North County.
At the Jan. 8 Governing Board
meeting, representatives Glenn
Carels and Winston Bao from the architecture firm LPA Inc. gave reports
on both the South and the North Education centers.
The Governing Board expressed
excitement and appreciation to LPA
for all the work done so far.
“I think that everyone in the room
was very excited to see the architects’
drawings,” Public Information Officer
Laura Gropen said. “It appears that
they really thought about students in
every area. We’re really excited about
it.”
The construction of the South
Education Center, located in Rancho
Bernardo, is far along in the planning
process. The center began with its
kickoff and planning in October 2011.
The design was finalized in June
2012, and the current Division of
State Architect submittal will be Feb.
6. Construction is expected to begin
in the fall.
The property has an existing office building and a parking structure,
which the designers are using to their
advantage. The land is located off
Interstate 15 and Rancho Bernardo
Road.
Carels said the “views are stunning” from the property, and the designers wanted to use those views to
the advantage of the students.
“How do we take something that
was made for an office building and
make it a destination for education?”
Carels said he asked himself before
plans were drawn up.
The design approach to the prop-
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Google Maps screenshot of the location of the future Rancho Bernardo campus.
erty is making it flexible. The designers want to take advantage of the
natural gifts of the site.
Carels described the design of the
site as being all about “people spaces.”
“Education also works in the social
spaces,” Carels said. “This is about
people space; this is about creating
space around the building.”
With that comes enhanced paving
and a campus green, described as the
heart of the campus. There will also
be an emphasis on natural canopies
using greenery and a tree grove.
A meadow will be incorporated to
give students a place to relax. The designers also want to put in an observatory that will allow students a way
to fully appreciate the views that the
property has to offer. The purpose of
the outdoor room is to be “something
our students will really be inspired
by,” Carels said.
“Taking what’s now a dirt lot and
converting it into really a special kind
of outdoor space that we hope will
inspire people to discover and learn,”
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Carels said.
TIMELINE
South Education Center
Rancho Bernardo
Oct. 2011: Kickoff and planning
June 2012: Design completed
Feb. 6, 2013: DSA submittal
Fall 2013: Construction begins
North Education Center
Fallbrook
April 2013: Road will be completed
Fall 2013: Design completed
2014: DSA review
2014-2015: Constructions begins
On the inside of the building, there
are currently four staircases in the
core. The designers want to move all
four staircases to the outside of the
building so the inside floor plans are
opened up.
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